Yeah, 'cos Talon Karrde did exactly the same thing and he had a fleet of warships.... oh no, wait... he didn't. That's right, it was Booster and the Errant Venture that Karrde relied upon for "muscle"...
Think about it Kach, if you're going to use canon references to support your claim. And more importantly, Kach, it's not just about the money. If it were then I'd imagine that Microsoft would have one of the worlds largest private fleets. You have to consider moorage, maitenance, supplies... not to mention training enough 'fringers' to man and operate your ships, and then you have to perpetuate it.
But then again I've always been against the idea of using a retrospective element to create something like this; perhaps as an allusion to its manifestation sure.